The Bleach movie covers the “Substitute Soul Reaper” arc of the manga. Produced by Warner Bros and directed by Shinsuke Sato, the film opened in Japan on July 20 at #4 on its opening weekend and grossed ¥135 million from Friday to Sunday. It fell to #5, grossing an additional ¥64,199,600 in its second weekend and dropped off the top 10 in Week 3, taking in ¥23,459,400. In total, Bleach took in ¥448,895,200 as of August 7.